Every year, millions of American families face the difficult challenge of deciding how they can help an aging parent who can no longer safely take care of him or herself in the home. Turning your parent over to full-time care providers, however, can be expensive and...

Today, there are over forty-five million unpaid family caregivers. Caregivers manage a high level of stress and numerous responsibilities each day. Often, many family caregivers still work at least part-time in addition to caring for an aging parent. Caregiving is...

Filial responsibility creates the obligation of an adult child to care for an impoverished parent. Under certain circumstances, filial support laws can be expanded to include a duty to care for other relatives such as adult siblings or aunts and uncles. Over...

The diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease for yourself or a loved one can be emotionally devastating. Although you may have dealt with significant symptoms for an extended period of time, the diagnosis itself is significant. There is no cure for Alzheimer’s Disease....

When it comes to long term care, many of us mistakenly believe that this is a future event that will not impact us. Research demonstrates, however, that many Americans will need some kind of long-term care at some point after the age of 65. What exactly is long term...

Thinking about the future can be scary as we age. It is understandable that most of us do not want to think about the aging process, let alone our potential need for long-term care. The earlier we are educated about this type of care, however, the better off we will...